Public Economics: A Concise Introduction

Public Economics: A Concise Introduction provides a concise and non-technical overview of the role of government in the economy.

Using the questions ‘why?’, ‘what for?’ and ‘how?’, the text initially surveys the place of the public sector in a market economy. It then considers the possible reasons which could justify government involvement. Next, the book examines the aims of state economic activity, and the instruments which a government has at its disposal. Lastly, the final chapter provid...